WARNING: This segment contains gore.
This novel is about a young lady during the American Civil War who disguises herself as a male in order to fight for the Union. Suzannah thought death was what war had to offer, but she finds new life and love when she meets a gentleman on the opposing side of the battlefeild. (romance not included in this passage)
All went silent as the sound of my pounding heart and raspy breath filled my ears. I gripped my rifle, unable to move. My fingernails dug into the finished wood.
I shook, nervously looking around me to get a hint of what the orders were. Everyone's screams and gun shots were muffled by my pulsing blood.
A young man approached me, he mouthed my name.
Suddenly, an ugly screeching noise above me pierced my ear drums. A hot shell blew just in front of the boy, shredding him to pieces before he could comprehend.
I was close enough to get rained on by drops of blood and chunks of soft flesh. What remained of him lie in the underbrush, i could make out a jaw bone, his uniform, and swirls of exposed intestines.
The acidic burn of vomit filled my mouth, I choked it out and ran towards the woods.
